Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-04-30

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United States, travelling incognito.
Prince Albert Victor, eldest son OF
the Prince of Wales, wears the tallest
collars of any young man in England.
In Leary, Ca, there is living a full
blooded negro who has skin as white
as that of the most immaculate Cau-
casian.
One of the finest specimens of the
cork bark oak in California is growing
in Visalia. Itwas planted about thirty
years ago.
Col. Fred Grants resemblance to his
father increases with his years. He is
said to resemble his father also in his
fondness for smoking.
Even the ministers at San Louis
Obisqo, Cal, are going into the real
estate business, and they are usually
successful in their speculations.
There are a thousand undertakers in
New York, and only seven hundred
bodies a week for them to bury-less
than corpse week for each man IN
the trade.
New York contains &c, 800 acres, H.
100 of which are on the island OF Man
haitian. This is about Al square miles.
Brooklyn covers 1887 acres, about u
square miles.
The eldest son of the German Crown
Prince is as strong partisan as Bis
marck himself He refuses even to
drink champagne, and will drink only
German wines.
Miss Florence Croft is the first
American woman who has had the
honor Of being appointed a pupil OF the
School for Oriental Languages Arabic
and Persian) in Paris.
A. j. Drexel, Philadelphia million
aire banker, has built Greek temple OF
exquisitely carved white Italian marble
to be used as mausoleum. The floor
IS seven feet thick.
General Annenkoff, who is building
the Russian Railroad in Bokhara, -
man of fifty-five years, full OF ylgor,
energy, and hope. His wife is less than
half his age, and is a very wealthy Ger
man lady.
A few DAYS ago the historical works
of the late NJ Michelet, the French
historian, were put up for sale at the
price of 1880, 900. They were finally
knocked down to the historians widow
for the sum of SAG, 900.
Oscar Wildes mother is in no i'm
mediate danger of the poor-house, as
recently reported. She entertains
handsomely at her London residence,
and her latest work, "Irish Folklore
and Fairies, will yield her $1,000 to
$4,000.
John McCarty is the oldest bootblack
in New York, having occupied stand
near the Astor House for twenty-eight
wears. He has over $4,000 in bank
and will soon retire and do duty as q
shining example of the virtues of indus.
try and economy.
M. Katkoff editor of the Moscow
Gazette, who rules Russia, Gar anC
all, works ten hours day and writes
all the editorial matter that appears IL
his journal. Besides this, he reads al
the correspondence and performs
much Of the routine work of the office
Prof. Richard A. Proctor, the emf
nent scientist and astronomer, is here
after to be a citizen of Florida, having
purchased a tract of land on Orange
Lake. He says the lower atmosphere
of Florida is so clear that cOnstella
tions stand out in wonderful brill
fancy.
The Rev. 10. Cook proposes to star
journal which shall be ''removeC
totally from the influences of none,
and popularity" The experiment 0
running newspaper on faith will b.
very interesting one. Subscriber
will only be required to pay in thei
minds.
A deaf and dumb printing-office ha
been opened at Berlin for the purpOst
of instructing intelligent boys in tn
art preservative. 1t has taken tn!
form of private institution, wher
the boys will also be cared for in case Q
sickness and their general education
looked after.
Joseph Rabbit, a fireman at th
Court House in St. Louis, has fallel
heir to 100000 by the death of hi
uncle, also named Joseph Rabbit, a
Melbourne, Australia. This is
species of Australian Rabbit who's
rapid multiplication would be i'm
mensely popular in this country.
In Humboldt county, California, on
Of the principal industries is killin
coyotes. The board of supervisor
passed an ordinance to the effect tina
a coyote carcass, when properly pre-
sented to the justice of the peace,
worth SIG in county script. 1t is nc
stated how often the same carcass ca
be presented to different justices.
} The most healthful temperature fo
} the human body to live in, says a writ
| er in the Scientific american, is abou
i 20 degrees Fahrenheit. The NOR
} rooms that are kept heated in a house
. the less draughts will be found. E'
: pecially heat the halls; it will not tax
much more coal, and will avoid fore
! ing your heaters or stoves, and enabl
you to keep easy fires.